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Rod Betts represents employers in
union matters including labor negotiations and union
arbitrations; wrongful termination and employment
discrimination lawsuits; and wage and hour matters.
Mr. Betts also provides advice and counsel to
employers on union and employment law matters.
Mr. Betts is admitted to practice in
all California state courts, the United States
District Court, Northern, Eastern, Central and
Southern Districts of California; and the Ninth
Circuit Court of Appeals.
Mr. Betts has been selected for
inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America and
recognized by his peers as one of the “Top Attorneys”
in San Diego County in the field of labor and
employment law. Mr. Betts has been elected to the
University of Kansas Law School Alumni Board of
Governors.
Representative
Union Matters
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Represented the San Diego County
Regional Airport Authority in its labor negotiations
with Teamsters Local 911
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Represented the City of San Diego in
its labor negotiations with the Police Officers
Association, San Diego Fire Fighters Local 145 and the
Deputy City Attorney Association
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Represented the City of San Diego in
the meet and confer process with the City’s five labor
unions regarding the Mayor’s ballot proposals and
implementation ordinances on retirement benefit
increases for City workers, and managed competition
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For over 20 years, has handled union
related matters for San Diego Transit Corporation and
San Diego Trolley, Inc., including labor arbitrations,
collective bargaining, and a variety of disputes over
employment terms and conditions
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Prevailed in $30 million pension
dispute against labor organization through retirement
plan arbitration, district court proceedings, and
proceedings before Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
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Prevailed in trial before National
Labor Relations Board in which General Counsel
asserted numerous unfair labor practices arising from
union organizing campaign
Representative Wage and Hour Matters
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Handled meal and rest period class
action involving over 3000 class members
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Currently handling wage and hour
class action involving exempt status of account
executives, meal and rest period and expense
reimbursement issues
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Obtained defense verdict before the
California Labor Commissioner in 45 plaintiff wage and
hour case in which plaintiffs alleged entitlement to
overtime for monitoring their radios during meal
periods and breaks
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Obtained meal and rest period
exemption for client in settlement with State of
California, after bringing suit against the State
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Obtained summary judgment in San
Diego Superior Court in wage and hour case involving
engineer of technology company who claimed to be
nonexempt and eligible for overtime pay
Representative
Wrongful Termination and Employment Discrimination
Matters
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Obtained summary judgment in San
Diego Superior Court in wrongful termination case
brought by Risk Manager of corporation who claimed to
be a whistleblower
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Obtained defense verdict in San Diego
Superior Court jury trial brought by airline employee
claiming she was fired due to whistle blowing about
airport security violations, and due to her sex, age
and in retaliation for filing discrimination claims.
Also obtained $30,000 judgment on cross-complaint due
to plaintiff’s illegal tape recording of company
managers
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Obtained defense verdict in San Diego
Superior Court jury trial in case in which plaintiff
alleged wrongful termination and fraudulent inducement
of employment
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Obtained defense verdict in Colorado
federal court jury trial on behalf of radio station in
case in which on-air personality alleged breach of
employment contract and violation of Colorado Wage Act
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Obtained defense verdict in San Diego
Superior Court jury trial in case in which plaintiff
alleged he had been terminated in violation of public
policy for “blowing the whistle” on manufacturing
company
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Obtained defense verdict in San Diego
Superior Court jury trial in case in which 15-year
employee of company alleged employment discrimination
and wrongful termination
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Obtained defense verdict in binding
arbitration of Santa Clara Superior Court case in
which plaintiff alleged wrongful termination in
violation of public policy (termination to divest her
of large commissions due)
Professional
Experience
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Paul, Plevin, Sullivan & Connaughton
LLP – Partner
(January 2004 – Present)
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Gray Cary Ware & Freidenrich
(1981-2003)
Associate (1981-1987); Partner (1988-2003)
Education
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